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Whatever happened to the 'SIS-BROMANCE': Clinton accuses Sanders of rejecting all THREE of her proposed New York debate dates and 'playing games' in increasingly bitter rivalry

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Follow @KonnieMoments1Clinton aides say they approached Sanders with three date for debateAll were rejected, despite Bernie claiming Clinton was unwilling to face himSanders camp hit back, saying proposed dates and times 'made no sense'Debates between pair have been hot-button issue since Clinton refused to participate in any more unless Sanders 'changed his tone'

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Frustrated
Clinton campaign aides have told Sanders to 'stop playing games' over a
proposed Democratic debate in New York ahead of the state's primary in
just over two weeks.

According
to Clinton's team Bernie staffers rejected three proposed dates for the
event, despite earlier calling Hillary out for failing to commit.

Brian Fallon, Clinton's national press secretary, told CBS:
'The Sanders campaign needs to stop using the New York primary as a
playground for political games and attacks against Hillary Clinton.

Photo: Jackie Brown/Splash News

Campaign officials for Hillary Clinton
(pictured yesterday in New Jersey) have told Sanders to 'stop playing
games' after his camp rejected three dates for a debate ahead of the New
York primary

'The
voters of New York deserve better. Senator Sanders and his team should
stop the delays and accept a debate on April 14 or the morning of April
15th.'

According
to Fallon, the Clinton campaign also proposed the night of April 4 as a
possible date for the event, but this was also brushed aside.

Meanwhile
Michael Briggs, a spokesman for the Sanders campaign, accused the
Hillary camp of proposing dates and times that 'don't make much sense.'

Briggs
pointed at the the final of NCAA's March Madness tournament is due to
be played on April 4, posing a huge scheduling conflict with any
potential debate.

'The
idea that they want a debate in New York on a night of the NCAA finals
-- with Syracuse in the tournament no less -- is ludicrous,' he added.

Briggs said the Sanders campaign has also offered dates to Clinton which they had rejected.

Fallon
denied that the April 4 debate would create a conflict with the
basketball match, saying the Clinton campaign proposed a start time that
would have ended the event well before tip-off.

Asked
earlier if he was worried Clinton was no longer willing to debate him,
Sanders said: 'Yeah, I do have a little bit of concern about that. But I
would like to see a debate in New York state.'

Debates
between Clinton and Sanders have become a hot-button issue since the
Clinton campaign said she would refuse to participate in any further
debates unless Sanders 'changed his tone'.

Photo: AP

Sanders (pictured today in Wisconsin)
had previously called out Clinton for delaying setting dates for the
proposed debate, accusing her of being unwilling to debate him

The remark was widely ridiculed online, with the witty hashtag 'tonedownforwhat' trending on Twitter.

Sanders
supporters pointed out that, compared to the Republican race, Hillary
has been given a relatively easy time by Bernie who has stuck to
issues-based debates while brushing off questions about Clinton's emails
and avoided personal attacks.

Clinton
has become increasingly frustrated with Sanders' accusations over her
campaign financing, particularly her links to large Wall Street firms
and oil companies.

On
Friday Clinton was filmed telling a Greenpeace protester who challenged
her over the links: 'I'm so sick! I'm so sick of the Sanders' campaign
lying about this, I'm sick of it.'

During
a stump speech later in Wisconsin, Sanders ordered Hillary to apologize
over the remark, saying his campaign are 'telling the truth'.

New
York goes to the polls on April 19 in a hotly-anticipated contest
between a native Brooklynite and the state's former senator.

While
Clinton has earned the support of mayor Bill de Blasio, governor Andrew
Cuomo and senators Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand, Sanders has
managed to cut her lead from 48 points to just 12 and remains bullish
about his chances.

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